Considering how long and painful the "retrofit" (RFC 4412) for SIP was,
yes, I think it is important to plan for it early.
Janet
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ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org wrote on 05/25/2013 03:10:07 AM:
From: Jari Arkko <jari(_dot_)arkko(_at_)piuha(_dot_)net>
To: James Polk <jmpolk(_at_)cisco(_dot_)com>
Cc: "ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org list" <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Date: 05/25/2013 03:10 AM
Subject: WebRTC and emergency communications (Was: Re: IETF Meeting
in South America)
Sent by: ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
James:
did you know that you have a audio/video realtime interactive
communications WG churning out proposals and solutions that is
*actively* ignoring "emergency communications" in its entirety? No?
Look at RTCweb, which will become a dominant form of interactive
communications between humans in the near future. You have an
equally active WG in the same area that is addressing emergency
communications (ECRIT) that is further along/mature in its documents
(i.e., they've already produced the bulk of their RFCs, specifically
RFC 6443 and 6881).
Given that young people already think contacting a local emergency
call center (PSAP) can or should be achievable through SMS, IM,
twitter and Facebook... just how long does anyone think it will be
before calling 911/112/999 will be requested or mandated through
WEBrtc/RTCweb?
Waiting will only make it more painful to retrofit it into the
future RFCs produced by RTCweb.
I knew that WebRTC is happening fast, including implementations
coming out before standards. I don't think everyone have yet
realised the full impact this technology will have.
I didn't know about the details of the emergency communications
situation. But it is always difficult to balance getting something
out early vs. complete. I know how much pressure there is on the
working groups to keep up with things actually happening in the
browsers and organisations setting up to use this technology. Do you
think the retrofit will be problematic, and do you have a specific
suggestion about what should be included today?
Jari